KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Debt to Equity (2023 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $1.23 in Q1 2026, up 14.66% year-on-year from $1.07 in Q1 2025, and up 24.03% quarter-over-quarter from $0.99 in Q3 2025.

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Debt to Equity (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Debt to Equity across 4 years of filings, most recently posting $1.23 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $1.23, up 14.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.23 (up 14.66% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.23, up 14.66% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $1.23 for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, up from $0.99 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $6.42 in Q3 2024 to a low of $0.03 in Q4 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Debt to Equity is $1.05 (2025), against an average of $1.68.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity surged 3774.1% in 2024 and plunged 84.58% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Debt to Equity stood at $0.03 in 2023, then soared by 3774.1% to $1.07 in 2024, then fell by 7.55% to $0.99 in 2025, then grew by 24.03% to $1.23 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.23 (Q1 2026), $0.99 (Q3 2025), and $1.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -0.11
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 0.37
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.25
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 3.54
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.38
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn -
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn 1.23

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 1.23
Sep 27, 2025 0.99
Jun 28, 2025 1.00
Mar 29, 2025 1.05
Dec 28, 2024 1.07
Sep 28, 2024 6.42
Dec 30, 2023 0.03